Wild Food Experiences
Join renown chef, author and mycologist Bill Jones as he leads you on a unique wild food experience. Forage food display, show and tell, guided forage and a delicious meal to top it all off. The “forage” is a guided tour of the world of wild foods. Please note we tend to mainly observe and educate people on the fungi and plants we find, not harvest them as a group. I will have lots of wild products on hand to feed you.
Join us in the fall for wild food mushrooms and in the spring (edible plants and morel mushrooms).
Foraging Gift Certificates are available. The basic cost per person is $150 plus GST for a workshop and $250 for the foraging weekend (package of a forage day and mushroom cooking class). Forage Weekend events are also available as individual bookings for the forage day. Cooking class is usually reserved for those taking the weekend package. All events must be booked in advance and space is available on a first come first served basis. Fall mushroom workshops are $175/person ($300 for the weekend) There is no expiration limit to the certificates.
2026:
Fall Wild Mushroom Foraging Workshops:
Wild Mushroom Forage – Oct. 3 ($175/person)
Wild Mushroom Weekend – Oct. 10 ($300/person)
Wild Mushroom Weekend – Oct 24 ($300/person)
Wild Mushroom Forage – Oct. 31 ($175/person)
Wild Mushroom Weekend – Nov. 7 ($300/person)
Forage class starts at 11 am – 4 pm, Saturday
Cooking Class starts at 12 noon – 4 pm Sunday (part of a wild food weekend)
Note: we reserve the Sunday wild food cooking classes for participants in the forage weekend. It is possible to just take the foraging class on Saturday.
Come dressed for the weather with a good pair of walking shoes. Rain gear may be necessary. We supply everything else you need.
The course is a fun day exploring the wild foods of the Cowichan Valley. We start with an informative talk in our farm classroom, for lunch we supply wild food dishes and then head out on to the Trans-Canada Trail which runs by the farm. After a nice walk through beautiful and productive farmlands and forest we will identify wild plants and mushrooms (edible and poisonous species) and habitat along the way. We return to the farm for foraged tea and a unique dessert based on local foods.
The weekend package adds a cooking class on Sunday (12 noon – 4 pm) that focuses on processing and preserving wild foods. It is hands on and includes several dishes to create and taste during the class.
Foraging Workshop Costs:
We ask you to e-transfer the fee to us in advance to reserve seats.
Refundable with 48 hours notice. Email us below to book.
2026
Spring Foraging Weekends (Forage Sat., Cooking Class Sun.) $250/person (plus tax)
Spring Foraging Workshop (Saturday only) $150/person (plus tax)
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Fall Mushroom Weekend (schedule released in June) $300/person (plus tax)
Fall Mushroom Foraging Workshop (Saturday only) $175/person (plus tax)
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